#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
#pragma GCC optimize("unroll-loops")
#pragma GCC optimize("inline")
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
inline int my_getchar_unlocked(){
  static char buf[1048576];
  static int s = 1048576;
  static int e = 1048576;
  if(s == e && e == 1048576){
    e = fread_unlocked(buf, 1, 1048576, stdin);
    s = 0;
  }
  if(s == e){
    return EOF;
  }
  return buf[s++];
}
inline void rd(int &x){
  int k;
  int m=0;
  x=0;
  for(;;){
    k = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(k=='-'){
      m=1;
      break;
    }
    if('0'<=k&&k<='9'){
      x=k-'0';
      break;
    }
  }
  for(;;){
    k = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(k<'0'||k>'9'){
      break;
    }
    x=x*10+k-'0';
  }
  if(m){
    x=-x;
  }
}
inline void rd(long long &x){
  int k;
  int m=0;
  x=0;
  for(;;){
    k = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(k=='-'){
      m=1;
      break;
    }
    if('0'<=k&&k<='9'){
      x=k-'0';
      break;
    }
  }
  for(;;){
    k = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(k<'0'||k>'9'){
      break;
    }
    x=x*10+k-'0';
  }
  if(m){
    x=-x;
  }
}
struct MY_WRITER{
  char buf[1048576];
  int s;
  int e;
  MY_WRITER(){
    s = 0;
    e = 1048576;
  }
  ~MY_WRITER(){
    if(s){
      fwrite_unlocked(buf, 1, s, stdout);
    }
  }
}
;
MY_WRITER MY_WRITER_VAR;
void my_putchar_unlocked(int a){
  if(MY_WRITER_VAR.s == MY_WRITER_VAR.e){
    fwrite_unlocked(MY_WRITER_VAR.buf, 1, MY_WRITER_VAR.s, stdout);
    MY_WRITER_VAR.s = 0;
  }
  MY_WRITER_VAR.buf[MY_WRITER_VAR.s++] = a;
}
inline void wt_L(char a){
  my_putchar_unlocked(a);
}
inline void wt_L(int x){
  int s=0;
  int m=0;
  char f[10];
  if(x<0){
    m=1;
    x=-x;
  }
  while(x){
    f[s++]=x%10;
    x/=10;
  }
  if(!s){
    f[s++]=0;
  }
  if(m){
    my_putchar_unlocked('-');
  }
  while(s--){
    my_putchar_unlocked(f[s]+'0');
  }
}
inline void wt_L(unsigned x){
  int s=0;
  char f[10];
  while(x){
    f[s++]=x%10;
    x/=10;
  }
  if(!s){
    f[s++]=0;
  }
  while(s--){
    my_putchar_unlocked(f[s]+'0');
  }
}
inline void wt_L(long long x){
  int s=0;
  int m=0;
  char f[20];
  if(x<0){
    m=1;
    x=-x;
  }
  while(x){
    f[s++]=x%10;
    x/=10;
  }
  if(!s){
    f[s++]=0;
  }
  if(m){
    my_putchar_unlocked('-');
  }
  while(s--){
    my_putchar_unlocked(f[s]+'0');
  }
}
inline void wt_L(unsigned long long x){
  int s=0;
  char f[21];
  while(x){
    f[s++]=x%10;
    x/=10;
  }
  if(!s){
    f[s++]=0;
  }
  while(s--){
    my_putchar_unlocked(f[s]+'0');
  }
}
int WRITER_DOUBLE_DIGIT = 15;
inline int writerDigit_double(){
  return WRITER_DOUBLE_DIGIT;
}
inline void writerDigit_double(int d){
  WRITER_DOUBLE_DIGIT = d;
}
inline void wt_L(double x){
  const int d = WRITER_DOUBLE_DIGIT;
  int k;
  int r;
  double v;
  if(x!=x || (x==x+1 && x==2*x)){
    my_putchar_unlocked('E');
    my_putchar_unlocked('r');
    my_putchar_unlocked('r');
    return;
  }
  if(x < 0){
    my_putchar_unlocked('-');
    x = -x;
  }
  x += 0.5 * pow(0.1, d);
  r = 0;
  v = 1;
  while(x >= 10*v){
    v *= 10;
    r++;
  }
  while(r >= 0){
    r--;
    k = floor(x / v);
    if(k >= 10){
      k = 9;
    }
    if(k <= -1){
      k = 0;
    }
    x -= k * v;
    v *= 0.1;
    my_putchar_unlocked(k + '0');
  }
  if(d > 0){
    my_putchar_unlocked('.');
    v = 1;
    for(r=(0);r<(d);r++){
      v *= 0.1;
      k = floor(x / v);
      if(k >= 10){
        k = 9;
      }
      if(k <= -1){
        k = 0;
      }
      x -= k * v;
      my_putchar_unlocked(k + '0');
    }
  }
}
inline void wt_L(const char c[]){
  int i=0;
  for(i=0;c[i]!='\0';i++){
    my_putchar_unlocked(c[i]);
  }
}
inline void wt_L(string &x){
  int i=0;
  for(i=0;x[i]!='\0';i++){
    my_putchar_unlocked(x[i]);
  }
}
int solve(long long S, long long T){
  if(S==T){
    return 0;
  }
  if(S%2==T%2 && T%2==0){
    return solve(S/2, T/2);
  }
  if(S%2){
    return solve(S+1, T) + 1;
  }
  return solve(S, T-1) + 1;
}
int main(){
  int Lj4PdHRW;
  int N;
  rd(N);
  int Q;
  rd(Q);
  for(Lj4PdHRW=(0);Lj4PdHRW<(Q);Lj4PdHRW++){
    long long S;
    rd(S);
    long long T;
    rd(T);
    wt_L(solve(S,T));
    wt_L('\n');
  }
  return 0;
}
// cLay version 20211024-1

// --- original code ---
// int solve(ll S, ll T){
//   if(S==T) return 0;
//   if(S%2==T%2==0) return solve(S/2, T/2);
//   if(S%2) return solve(S+1, T) + 1;
//   return solve(S, T-1) + 1;
// }
// {
//   int @N, @Q;
//   rep(Q){
//     ll @S, @T;
//     wt(solve(S,T));
//   }
// }